RedBull Stratos...Felix Baumgartner....700mph+ FreeFall
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Felix Baumgartner’s supersonic freefall from 120,000 ft will be the ultimate scientific experiment in a near-space environment.
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.
God Speed Felix
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.
God Speed Felix
Jsyphil said:
GTIR said:
It's a shame his name's not "Bumgardener".
ETA. What about all this terminal velocity guff?
How can a human go fast enough?
Very thin air - The higher you go, the thinner the air, the less resistance....ETA. What about all this terminal velocity guff?
How can a human go fast enough?
Edited by GTIR on Tuesday 9th October 08:13
Gazzas86 said:
One thing i have just noticed, i've got two tabs open, one youtube and the other redbull stratos website (both watching live feed).
It seems the redbull stratus website is delayed, and the youtube live link is more 'current' if that makes sense,
Might be worth refreshing your tabs...I've just tried the same and they are playing in sync here.It seems the redbull stratus website is delayed, and the youtube live link is more 'current' if that makes sense,
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
cH3wY said:
big dub said:
Anyone else having problems with the feed? Seems very patchy
Yea I keep having to reload the pageit is running fine here.
TheHeretic said:
davepoth said:
I should think it's quite high load. I was having a lot of trouble on the main page with all the telemetry - my poor old laptop was lagging pretty badly. But just the video is OK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
I dropped the quality to 360, and far less patchy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
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